Whorled Mountain Mint
Pycnanthemum verticillatum
Top-rated pollinator plant alongside *P. tenuifolium*. Distinguished by broader leaves than slender mountain mint. Aromatic; spreads steadily by rhizomes. Like other mountain mints, flower buds and leaves season salads, and the leaves brew into a mint-like tea.
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 2–3 ft
- Spacing
- 1.5–3 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- July, August, September
- Bloom colors
- white, purple
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, butterflies
- Landscape uses
- border, erosion control, naturalizing
- Native states
- AR, CT, DE, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, MS, NC, NE, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA, VT, WV
Related native plants
More Pycnanthemum species
- Slender Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum tenuifolium)
- Virginia Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum virginianum)
- Short-toothed Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum muticum)
- Hoary Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum incanum)